[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Since winning our Unlock competition last year, in which we asked teachers to tell us how learning English had unlocked their potential, Anna Ostrovsky has found herself a new post, and is about to embark on her dream teaching job in the United… Continue reading How to land a job as a non-native speaker teacher in three simple steps (Cambridge English Blog)
Category: ELT Articles and Research Papers
21st Century Skills in ELT Part 1: The rise of 21st Century Skills (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] In ELT we often regard our profession to be independent of teaching subjects like maths and science. That said, many of the approaches and materials we use are influenced by wider trends in education – from constructivist thinking in the 80’s that influenced… Continue reading 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 1: The rise of 21st Century Skills (OUP Blog)
10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Being a teacher of English, I deal with piles of course books on a daily basis. Course books are really engaging these days, and I inevitably draw a lot of inspiration from them. Sometimes, a single sentence can start a long train… Continue reading 10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog)
Research Paper: ‘Economic Discrimination in Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron’ by Devang Rangani
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11 | June 1, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract: The present paper probes the issue related to economic condition Pakistan and differentiate between poor and rich people. It demonstrates how the economic differences create social and emotional problems among these two groups. Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron present these two types… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Economic Discrimination in Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron’ by Devang Rangani
Integrating video content in the EFL classroom with International Express – Part 4 (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11 | June 1, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Fancy livening up your classroom with some ready-made video activities? This is thefinal part of a series of four articles in which Keith Harding and Rachel Appleby share ideas for using the stunning new International Express video material. Each unit of the course… Continue reading Integrating video content in the EFL classroom with International Express – Part 4 (OUP Blog)
ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11 | May 4, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Research Paper: ‘Learning Language Functions through Collaborative Video Creation: A Case in ESL context’ by Kiran Chauhan Research Paper: ‘A Completely Different Ball Game: Content and Language Integrated Learning through the Sociology of Sport’ by Mark Brooke ‘CLIL in ELT’ by David… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11
Research Paper: ‘A Completely Different Ball Game: Content and Language Integrated Learning through the Sociology of Sport’ by Mark Brooke
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11 | May 4, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract The objective of this paper is to report on a Content and Language Integrated Learning module entitled Sport and Competition within the broader field of the Sociology of Sport. In particular, it presents classroom instructional activities developed over a period of… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘A Completely Different Ball Game: Content and Language Integrated Learning through the Sociology of Sport’ by Mark Brooke
‘CLIL in ELT’ by David Marsh
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11 | May 4, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Marsh says, “ELT is being buffeted by a set of at least ten forces, sometimes simultaneously and with differing degrees of energy, across all sectors from pre-school to higher education. These forces include the: ELT industries and the political forces alongside which… Continue reading ‘CLIL in ELT’ by David Marsh
Research Article: ‘Call Me… Maybe: A Framework for Integrating the Internet into ELT’ by George M. Chinnery
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 5 | February 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Imagine your students practicing their English by playing the role of film critic on movie-review websites like Rotten Tomatoes (rottentomatoes. com) … or product reviewer on online shopping sites like Amazon (amazon.com) … or reporter on digital storytelling sites like Storify (storify. com). On the Internet, students of English have an authentic… Continue reading Research Article: ‘Call Me… Maybe: A Framework for Integrating the Internet into ELT’ by George M. Chinnery
Cambridge Blog: How to help your students to stop struggling and start speaking
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 3 | January 19, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Anna says, “For me, as a language teacher, getting students to speak up in class and motivating them to participate in discussions is a challenging task. But, as a language learner I know that speaking a foreign language can be a vulnerable, scary and… Continue reading Cambridge Blog: How to help your students to stop struggling and start speaking